Distinguished Engineer - Java / AWS - Zelle at Early Warning Services, LLC

Compensation

$206,000 – $275,000/yr

Setup: Hybrid
Location: Scottsdale, Arizona · Chicago, Illinois · +1
Type: Full-time
Level: staff+
Posted: Aug 10, 2026

Description

Early Warning is hiring a Distinguished Engineer to lead enterprise-wide Zelle engineering initiatives, including migration to the cloud, scalable distributed-system architecture, CI/CD, security, infrastructure, and production delivery. The role requires extensive software engineering and technology-leadership experience, with a hybrid work model in Phoenix, Chicago, San Francisco, or New York. Compensation ranges from $206,000 to $320,000 annually depending on location, with medical, dental, vision, retirement, paid time off, and parental leave benefits.

Required Skills

Enterprise systems
Cloud systems
Containerization
CI/CD
Automated testing
Security guidelines
Distributed applications
Amazon Web Services

Additional Information

Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Information Systems, Information Technology, Information Systems, Computer Science, or equivalent professional experience
Required Previous Experiences: 15+ years of software engineering experience, including at least 10 years leading technology initiatives or processes
5+ years of experience with large-scale cloud systems and modern application-development practices
Technical leadership through large-scale system designs, upgrades, and releases
Experience with modern technology, architecture, design, operating systems, databases, networking, and security
Mentoring and energizing people with technical and leadership skills
Preferred Qualifications: Additional related education or work experience
Experience scaling enterprise operations in Amazon Web Services
Experience migrating application and data services from on-premises to the cloud
Translation Company Name: Early Warning Services, LLC

About Early Warning Services, LLC

Early Warning Services, LLC

financialScottsdale, Arizona, USA

We provide innovative financial experiences to more than 2,500 companies who rely on our intelligence and bank-contributed data to open new accounts, get in front of fraud, and move to faster payments.

Open roles: 67
New in 30 days: 43

Who they serve

Early Warning’s solutions support financial institutions, including banks and credit unions. Zelle serves consumers, small business customers, and corporate customers; Paze serves consumers shopping on participating merchant websites.

View full company profile